Interpretation?


There is no doubt that God had a hand in the writing of, not only the Bible, but of the Sacred Scriptures of all the major religions of the world. Inherent in each is the underlying belief that, out of nothingness, God created the entire universe and all living things within it, including humankind within whom He has deposited self-evident truths and upon whom He has conferred the distinctive and inestimable privilege of being in His ‘Image and Likeness’.

It does not matter at what point in time the human species was created or over what extended period it struggled to evolve until it finally shaped an instrument that could finally begin to manifest those distinct and unique attributes by which it was a mirror image of its Creator. Humankind was created, gradually evolved, and was destined to be the crowning point of creation.

It is self-evident that humankind possesses qualities and attributes found nowhere else in nature and of which nature is bereft. Nature is solely concerned with the arena of the physical universe whereas humankind also occupies the realm of the spirit and expresses abstract and intellectual properties that are absent elsewhere in nature. What other organism in nature is able to distinguish between good and evil or right and wrong other than humankind? What other organism can exhibit a conscience or experience a sense of shame except humankind? Where in all of nature, be it the mineral, vegetable, or animal kingdoms can be found an oral and written language except by humankind? Where can be found an oral and written science that unlocks and exposes the jealously guarded secrets of nature except in humankind? Where can be found an oral and written history, not only of its own evolution, but also that of the other kingdoms of nature, except in humankind? Where in all of nature can be found an organism that composes music and constructs instruments of various design by which to express it except in humankind? Where in all of nature can be found an organism that can sculpt from shapeless granite an exquisite masterpiece such as Michelangelo’s Pieta or apply colour to canvas and produce a matchless painting such as Leonardo’s Last Supper? Where in all of nature is there an organism that has reached a point in its evolution whereby it is no longer necessary to evolve and physically adapt to its surroundings, except in humankind? Humankind wishes to fly but does not grow feathers and wings. It discovers the laws of aeronautics and creates the airplane. Humankind wishes to swim and to penetrate the ocean depths but does not grow scales or develop gills. It creates the submarine, the diving bell, and constructs ships. Humankind wishes to see far distances accurately and with great clarity but does not develop the eye of an eagle. It constructs the telescope and binoculars. Humankind wishes to travel quickly over long distances but does not devolve onto four legs with ground eating strides. It develops automobiles and land vehicles that leave the fastest ground creatures far behind. Humankind wishes to penetrate the world of the infinitesimal but does not shrink into this environment. It constructs microscopes that enlarge the atomic world and bring it into the range of his perception. Humankind wishes to process enormous quantities of information in the twinkling of an eye but does not grow a head with a brain casing several times larger than at present. It constructs computers that can do in a few moments what all the brains on the planet combined cannot do in months or even years. It is manifest and self-evident that there is an aspect to humankind that subdues and gains mastery over nature and its mysteries and it is this aspect that is unique and separate from nature regardless of the indisputable fact that it cohabits and lives in partnership with its animal proclivities and engages in a perpetual battle for dominance from cradle to coffin.